Montenegro v. Fontes
Arizona Supreme Court held state lawmakers have standing to challenge provisions of a citizen-initiated campaign-disclosure law they allege improperly delegate legislative power to a commission in violation of separation of powers. The court declined to reach a separate question about the severability of the provisions, finding it premature as the merits of the separation of powers claims were not yet before it.
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